Jumping Beans - 3 flutes 1 clarinet

See the music while you listen

A moth lays its eggs on a shrub that lives exclusively in the Mexican desert. The tiny hatchling caterpillars feed on the plant's seed (bean) from the inside. Too much heat or light is dangerous for them so they move vigorously making the bean roll around until it's in the shade. We can't see inside it, so it looks to us as if the bean generates its own movement.